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Bill: Conscription
Details
Submitted by[?]: Bastiat Party
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: November 2178
Description[?]:
| Conscription is an obvious violation of one's freedom of action. Conscripts are not an effective fighting force as compared to a voluntary force due to lack of training and experience. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change National service.
Old value:: All adults upon completion of schooling must serve a term in the military.
Current: All adults upon completion of schooling can be required in times of war to serve a term in the military.
Proposed: There shall be no mandatory military or civilian national service.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 02:54:29, January 27, 2006 CET | From | Populist Party | To | Debating the Conscription |
| Message | Support |
| Date | 00:13:35, January 28, 2006 CET | From | Modern Intellectual Party | To | Debating the Conscription |
| Message | We would support this. We have always thought a small, well-trained army is better than an ill-trained large army |
| Date | 00:16:56, January 28, 2006 CET | From | Partiya Rizgarî ya Bamenistan | To | Debating the Conscription |
| Message | Opposed. In times of war the army needs support of well trained reserves. |
| Date | 20:44:30, January 28, 2006 CET | From | Cydweith Rhydd | To | Debating the Conscription |
| Message | Agreed. |
| Date | 23:51:33, January 28, 2006 CET | From | Modern Intellectual Party | To | Debating the Conscription |
| Message | But if you are talking about the entire population then they wouldn't be well trained or well armed, they would be a rabble. It is much more effective to have a higly trained well equipped force |
| Date | 00:33:58, January 29, 2006 CET | From | Partiya Rizgarî ya Bamenistan | To | Debating the Conscription |
| Message | Both. We need a trained reserve divisions as well. They have received basis training. In times of war every man/woman might be needed. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 112 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 137 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 152 |
| Random fact: Large scale RP planning (such as wars, regional/continental conflicts, economic collapse, etc.) should be planned (as best as it can be) and should have consent of a majority of players involved. |
| Random quote: "Conservatism, however, is too often a welcome excuse for lazy minds, loath to adapt themselves to fast changing conditions." - Sigmund Freud |